Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Desert Image.
Image ID: 27671
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Sailing stone on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Pictures of Desert.
Image ID: 27689
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. Desert Image.
Image ID: 25250
Location: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. Professional stock photos of Desert.
Image ID: 27709
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA

The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground. Pictures of Desert.
Image ID: 27805
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. Desert Photos.
Image ID: 25239
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA